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Chagas disease. [PDF]

CMAJ
Billick MJ, Silverberg SL.
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Chagas disease.

The Lancet, 2023
Chagas disease persists as a global public health problem due to the high morbidity and mortality burden. Despite the possibility of a cure and advances in transmission control, epidemiological transformations, such as urbanisation and globalisation, and
A. D. de Sousa, D. Vermeij, A. Ramos, A. Luquetti   +3 more
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Acute chagas disease: new global challenges for an old neglected disease. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
Chagas disease is caused by infection with the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, and although over 100 years have passed since the discovery of Chagas disease, it still presents an increasing problem for global public health.
Daniela V Andrade, Kenneth J Gollob, Walderez O Dutra   +2 more
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The chronic gastrointestinal manifestations of Chagas disease

Clinics, 2009
Chagas disease is an infectious disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. The disease mainly affects the nervous system, digestive system and heart.
Nilce Mitiko Matsuda, Steven M. Miller, Paulo R. Barbosa Evora   +2 more
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Biomarkers and Echocardiographic Predictors of Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients With Chronic Chagas Disease

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023
Background Chagas disease (CD) presents an ominous prognosis. The predictive value of biomarkers and new echocardiogram parameters in adjusted models have not been well studied.
Veronica G. Mendes, Lorena Rimolo, Ana Carolina B. de Lima, Roberto R. Ferreira, Luciano S. Oliveira, Lindice M. Nisimura, Samuel I. M. Horita, Andréa R. Costa, Gilberto Marcelo S. da Silva, Luiz Henrique C. Sangenis, Fernanda S. N. S. Mendes, Andrea S. Sousa, Henrique H. Veloso, Marcelo T. Holanda, Mauro F. F. Mediano, Mariana C. Waghabi, Luciana R. Garzoni, Otacílio C. Moreira, Constança Britto, Ademir B. Cunha, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher‐Moreno, Roberto M. Saraiva   +21 more
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Chagas Disease

Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Chagas disease, named after the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas who fi rst described it in 1909, exists only on the American continent (Chagas 1909).
M. Ocampo
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Overdiagnosis of vaccine allergy: Skin testing and challenge at a public specialized unit (CRIE) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global, 2023
Background: Vaccination is an extremely safe public health intervention, but rare IgE-mediated adverse events must be identified to avoid the risk of anaphylaxis in the event of reexposure.
Luciana Gomes Pedro Brandão, PhD, MSc, MD, Mari Tuyama, PhD, MSc, MD, Flávio de Carvalho, MSc, RN, Ananza Taina da Silva Santos, MSc, RN, Alberto dos Santos de Lemos, MSc, MD, Marcellus Dias da Costa, MSc, MD, Emersom Cicilini Mesquita, PhD, MSc, MD, José Cerbino-Neto, PhD, MSc, MD, Margareth Catoia Varela, MSc, Pedro Emmanuel Alvarenga Americano do Brasil, PhD, MSc, MD, Angélica Varela Rondon, MSc, MD   +10 more
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Benznidazole decreases the risk of chronic Chagas disease progression and cardiovascular events: A long-term follow up study

EClinicalMedicine, 2021
Background: Chagas disease (CD) remains an important endemic disease in Latin America. However, CD became globalized in recent decades. The majority of the chronically infected individuals did not receive etiologic treatment for several reasons, among ...
Alejandro M. Hasslocher-Moreno, Roberto M. Saraiva, Luiz H.C. Sangenis, Sergio S. Xavier, Andrea S. de Sousa, Andrea R. Costa, Marcelo T. de Holanda, Henrique H. Veloso, Fernanda S.N.S. Mendes, Filipe A.C. Costa, Marcio N. Boia, Pedro E.A.A. Brasil, Fernanda M. Carneiro, Gilberto M.Sperandio da Silva, Mauro F.F. Mediano   +14 more
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Navigating drug repurposing for Chagas disease: advances, challenges, and opportunities

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Chagas disease is a vector-borne illness caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi). It poses a significant public health burden, particularly in the poorest regions of Latin America.
Exequiel O. J. Porta, Karunakaran A. Kalesh, P. Steel   +2 more
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Stroke in Chagas disease: from pathophysiology to clinical practice [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2022
Despite substantial progress toward its control, Chagas disease continues to be a major public health problem in Latin America and has become a global health concern.
Thaís Aparecida Reis Lage, Julia Teixeira Tupinambás, Lucas Bretas de Pádua, Matheus de Oliveira Ferreira, Amanda Cambraia Ferreira, Antonio Lucio Teixeira, Maria Carmo Pereira Nunes   +6 more
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